Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 16 / Trend E. Tariverdiyeva /
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen Yury Merzlyakov, Bernard Fassier and Robert Bradtke will arrive in Azerbaijan on Jan. 21, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov said.
"Co-chairmen will arrive in Baku on Jan. 21 after visiting Yerevan," Polukhov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.